Hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Due to issues with my own laptop I have had to use other computers to continue writing and editing. Therefore I apologize in advance for any grammar errors you see. I don't have the app that usually helps me with any of my grammar mistakes. Anyways! I hope you guys still enjoy your read! 3


The man who stood before Falynn was staring down at her and Hux with two hazel brown colored eyes. Thick, wavy, black hair was brushed back revealing the thick scar that ran down the right side of his face. Another tear slid down Falynn's cheek as she took in the black attire that the man wore. Falynn felt like she could collapse and possibly would have if Hux had not been underneath her. Those eyes, eyes that she thought she dreamed about a month before ran themselves over her before slowly moving down to Hux. Hux's face had grown abnormally pale as his head tilted back staring up at who she knew was Kylo Ren.

Falynn almost couldn't believe that Kylo was now standing before her his face uncovered. Unable to move her body Falynn kept her eyes on her husband forgetting the man that was still beneath her. Her arms began to wobble, and when Falynn felt that they were about to lose their strength, Kylo was by her side grabbing onto her arm and pulling her up. Kylo did another quick look over her, keeping a firm grip on her arm. Covered in sweat Falynn's body had become cold and clammy causing goosebumps to raise up on her arm.

Raising a black gloved hand Kylo tucked a strand of hair that had fallen loose behind her ear.

Falynn's lips pressed together as she examined her husband's face a face that was not much older than her own. Her eyes traced the lines of his long jawline, moving them to his long nose, then to his full lips before moving them back up to his eyes. He was fair skinned even more so than she was, but it did not soften the hardness that was etched into his expression.

So this was the face of her husband.

Kylo did not look how she imagined him to look.

His dark eyes were so heartbreakingly soft against his pale harsh face. When had he come into the chamber with her and Hux? What had he seen? Depending on what he saw Falynn wasn't sure what she would do or how she would explain it to him. She hadn't meant to show any of it to Hux but the bastard found a way to get beneath her skin. He had hit the mark calling out her biggest insecurity in this marriage.

Kylo was here now though, face revealed as his own eyes took their time studying Falynn's face. At that moment Kylo had not appeared to be a villain as he had only a few days ago, but revealed himself as Falynn's personal hero. He had saved her from breathing further from Hux's manipulative words. She hadn't seen him in days, avoiding him because she was afraid of him after what she had witnessed. She wasn't scared now, she wanted nothing more than to hide within his shadows away from the cold that had threatened to shatter her. What Falynn saw in Kylo was a beautiful reflection of someone who had faced too many shadows that haunted themselves in his eyes.

"Ren," Falynn said her voice rasp and cracking.

Kylo allowed her fingers to lift up and brush a bit of his dark hair further away from his face. The sound of shifting feet behind Falynn snug Kylo's attention to the man who stood behind her. Without even a lift of Kylo's hand Hux heavily fell down onto his knees as he choked out a gasp. Kylo moved himself to stand in front of Falynn. Hux's glared up at him as his eyes began to water his mouth opening as he tried to wheeze in rasp breaths.

"Piece of shit," Kylo hissed as he stepped closer to Hux.

Fingers moving to his throat, Hux continued to wheeze as saliva dribbled out of the corner of his mouth.

Kylo cocked his head as black pieces of hair fell over onto his fair complexion. Kylo stood still has he stood over Hux, even in that stillness Falynn could feel his power emanating from him. It was the same strength of power she had felt when they had been on the command shuttle. Kylo barely had to breath, to inflict what was happening to Hux. It was slow, she could see that in Hux's eyes. It was also painful. Falynn watched her own eyes unfeeling at the man's suffering. She wasn't sure what that made her.

"I told you," Kylo spoke his unmodified voice still taking Falynn by surprise. The sound of his voice was open and clear. Soft and lethal. "To stay away from her." Hux's began to make gurgling sounds as he was suddenly and roughly thrown back against one of the metal crates.

The impact made a loud crack that echoed throughout the room. Falynn watched as blood began to trickle down his face.

"You failed to listen," Kylo growled. Falynn knees weakened from the power that shuddered throughout the storage him. "You are no longer welcome on my Star Destroyer."

"You can't do that," Hux seethed wiping blood the blood that had trickled down the side of his mouth, with the back of his hand. He placed a hand on one of the crates pushing himself up, glaring at Kylo. "I am the lead general of the troops, I can't be so easily pushed aside."

"Really?" Kylo's voice dropped as Hux fell face forward his body dragging forward across the ground straight towards Kylo. "I think you have forgotten who I am, General."

Hux's body stopped right in front of Kylo's black boots."You are a cad and a coward," Hux rasped out as he shakily lifted his body onto his elbows and he spat out blood.

Falynn grimaced as the crimson colored liquid landed on the floor almost onto Kylo's boot.

Hux's face scrunched into a hideous expression of hate as he lifted his head up to face Kylo. "Even if you remove me from the Star Destroyer, you hold no true power over the First Order. They will never allow me to fall from my position."

Without a sound Kylo flexed his finger attacking Hux with the force, the general was now writhing on the floor as his fingers clawed out his throat, as if he could open another airway for himself. Kylo watched him in disgust allowing Hux to continue to squirm over the cold floor, until his body had stopped.

Falynn's blood froze as he she watched where she stood behind Kylo. Had...had he just finished the General?

As if he could read her thoughts Kylo softly answered her thoughts. "I did not kill him...we still need him. At least for now." Turning his body to Falynn again he reassured. "However, I will send for Stormtroopers to retrieve him. They will remove him from my Star Destroyer."

Kylo reached his hand out to her but she paid no attention to outstretched hand. Her focus solely on Kylo's uncovered face. She reached up to touch Kylo again to confirm to herself that this was real. So that she could reassure herself that her husband had finally revealed himself to her, after a little over a month of being married. She thought it would take years for him to remove his helmet. For a moment she thought there wasn't a chance at all that he would ever be willing to show it to her. Kylo gently grabbed her outstretched hand.

"Not yet," he shook his head. "Not here."

Taking her hand in his Kylo began to lead her out of the storage chamber.

"Wait! The spear…," Falynn paused turning to grab for the weapon she had left propped on the crates. He yanked on her hand pulling her forward.

"Leave it," he softly commanded then arched a dark eyebrow. "We will have to discuss that as well."

Falynn's eyebrows rose.

What had he seen before he stepped in while Hux was terrorizing her? She had not told him that she knew how to fight. She had played ignorant in the ways of combat. Falynn still wouldn't dare to tell him that she carried the force deep within her.

As Falynn watched as Kylo roughly pushed a few buttons with his free hand on the control box, she wasn't sure if he was angry with her. His other hand still tightly held onto hers as the door slid open. Kylo pulled her roughly out through the doorway leaving Hux's body on the floor behind them. He had tortured him, but let him live. Falynn wondered what would have happened if he had killed him? Would the First Order really have any say over it? How important was Hux to the First Order? Falynn felt a hollowness realizing that if he had chosen to kill him...she would have been fine with it. The longer she was around Kylo, the more of the darkness she had always pushed away came trickling back in.

Despite that darkness, she was finding it to become difficult to push him away. He had saved her three times now. He had not failed in his duties as her husband when it came to watching over. Everything outside of that protection was terrible. He was still the same tearing down what was right, and destroying whatever dared to oppose his notions which led the two of them into arguing often. Through all of that though he had not laid a hand against her. She talked back to him, spoken against him, and he allowed it even when she knew it made him angry. She gripped onto that hand that was gripping onto own her too tight. He had always held her hand this tight as if he were scared what would happen if she were to let go.

Kylo lead Falynn down the weaving Falynn through the maze of his massive ship. Several generals and Stormtroopers had been in their path, Kylo hadn't bothered to give them a second of a glance. As the twist and turns of the corridors continued Falynn's brows furrowed. Was Kylo planning on just pulling them all over the Star Destroyer as he pleased? She also wasn't sure if she was able to keep up with his pace, as she began stumbling on her feet. Her legs were sore from the aggressive workout she had done with the spear and Kylo's quick feet was not helping them from their throbbing.

"Ren, exactly where are we going?"

Without a moment of hesitation Kylo curtly answered. "Our room."

Our room.

The two words ran loudly in Falynn's room.

Our room.

She wasn't sure if he was joking or not. The two of them had not yet shared a room together, or even spent their evenings and nights in each other's company.

"Our room." It wasn't a question. She just needed to speak the words out loud herself. They tasted odd on her tongue.

"Do you have issues with the arrangements I set up?" He turned his head sideways to glance at her with the corner of his eye.

She wasn't exactly sure how to answer that. It wasn't that she had any real issues with it, especially since she expected she would have to from the beginning. It was just strange to think about, even more so now that he was finally offering it. She didn't remember the last time, she had slept next to another human being. What would it be like to have his body next to hers? And now that they would be sharing a room would he be expecting them to compensate for their wedding night?

Apparently she took too long to answer because Kylo had finally stopped rushing them down the corridors and turned to her.

"I could find another room," he began but she shook her head.

"I don't mind," she answered. "I just wasn't expecting it."

"Because you hate me?"

Falynn frowned at the sudden turn of his words. What a blunt question to ask her. She studied his face, his dark hazel brown eyes. Her gaze drifted to his solemn full lips, it looked like he hadn't smiled in years. That was probably the truth. With who he kept in his company and the work he did, she doubted there was ever a time to smile.

Thinking on that Falynn knew she certainly didn't love him. She didn't even know if she liked him. He was cruel and unfeeling towards those around him, but he did possess some mercy. If to no one else, to her. Even to Henne once. She honestly didn't know what she felt for him at the moment. It was neither love or hate. It was complex.

"How do you want me to answer that?" she looked down at their interlaced fingers, strands of her copper hair slipping down onto her cheeks. "You are my husband. I said before, we would be in this together. I guess it is about time, that includes a room too."

Kylo didn't reply back to her as he led them back down the corridors. The two of them remained silent the rest of the way until they reached their room.


The room was simple and elegant but big enough for two individuals to sleep in. The large bed was pressed against the white walls, and covered in silken slate gray sheets. A large black dresser was at the foot of the bed matching with a black wardrobe that was against the wall across from the bed. Parallel to the side of the bed was their port window that viewed out into the star covered galaxy before them. A small arch that was in the space between the dresser and bed led to their private fresher. Soft lights glowed on the ceiling above them illuminating the dark plush carpet beneath their feet.

In another corner of the room was a black desk and chair, positioned where you could look out the port window. It was comfortable, cozy even. A room where one could easily relax in. Falynn wasn;t sure if she would be able to however try as she might. Especially with it being the first time she and Kylo would be sharing a room together.

Kylo shrugged off his cape placing it onto the dresser before sitting down on the bed with a sigh. Falynn didn't know what to do, as she nervously looked around the room. They were in the same room together. They were going to sleep in the same bed. She didn't know where to look or where to move.

Kylo pushed back his black hair out his face, and jutted his chin towards the small archway. "You can use the fresher if you wish. I am going to get some more work done."

Falynn only nodded, then quickly made her way through the archway to the private fresher. She shed herself out of her black training leathers, and turned on the sonic shower. She stood in the shower for a good while, afraid of what would happen if she left it. Kylo was in the room, she was bathing so close to him...he could walk in at any moment. Cheeks burning at the prospect that seeing her bathing was easy access, Falynn quickly turned off the shower. She noticed a black night gown hanging off a hook right outside of the shower and pulled it off. She wasn't sure why there had been a black night gown in the fresher, when she had never been in the room before. Falynn didn't think that Kylo would allow another woman to his room. Kylo had proved himself to be loyal to her, not to mention he would have been too busy to have any affairs. She had avoided him for the last several days, perhaps someone had stayed with him at that time. Lifting the gown up to her nose she gave it a quick sniff. It smelled clean, she didn't smell any odd perfumes. A feeling of relief caused a sigh to escape between Falynn's lips. She didn't want to sleep in a bed that he had possibly laid with someone else in. Even if she wasn't in love with Kylo, he was still her husband. The thought of him being with another human somehow stung.

Quickly slipping on the nightgown Falynn slowly peered around the arch to see if Kylo was still sitting on the bed. She did not see him on the bed, nor did she see him at the desk or looking out the port window. She stepped into the bedroom and quickly realized that he was nowhere in the room.

She cursed at herself for feeling disappointed at the now empty room. What was she thinking would change? He offered them a room together, but that didn't mean he would be spending much of his time in it. She was half tempted to go back to Henne, who would probably wonder where she had gone off too. However, if she were to do that, she would have to find a change of clothes. She would not be walking down the corridors in her nightgown. Not to mention those gray silks were looking awfully inviting. She was exhausted, and wanted nothing more at the moment than to sleep. So much had happened within the last couple of hours.

She wasn't even sure why she really cared on the fact that he was no longer in the room. It made no difference to her.

Moving towards the bed she fell down face first and inched her way forward till she could wrap her arms around one of the silk pillows. It felt cool against her skin, as she nuzzled her face into it, then closed her eyes. Before she could spare another thought Falynn was asleep.


She looked...comfortable.

Kylo stood beside the bed for a moment looking down at his wife who hadn't even bothered to get underneath the covers. Her legs were sprawled out as she hugged onto the silk pillow underneath her head. She might have even been snoring a bit. No doubt she was exhausted from the earlier events. Kylo felt fatigue creeping up on him as well as he rolled his shoulders. He had been working around the command deck for the last few hours, checking the systems to see if there had been any readings.

There hadn't been and Kylo only left feeling frustrated. He had banged his fist on the walls repeatedly as he moved down the corridors back to his room. Now that he was in his sleeping chamber he was ready to fall onto the bed and fall into a deep sleep hoping that he could. He wasn't exactly sure what he had been thinking when he had brought Falynn down to their room. Kylo thought that he was ready, but as he stared down at his sleeping wife he wasn't so sure. The last person he had slept next to had been his mother.

This wasn't even close to that situation.

This was his wife, a woman.

She had dressed into the black nightgown he had left out for her, days before debating if he wanted to make this decision for them to sleep in the same room together. The black nightgown had slid up revealing her fair-skinned legs while the straps were slipping off her shoulders. Her copper hair was sprawled out on the silver pillow, the two colors contrasting with one another. He moved his gaze away from the image, remembering those stretches she had done earlier. Swallowing a lump that formed in his throat Kylo sat on the edge of the bed, and began to pull off his boots. Falynn had made a small noise when the bed shifted, and he paused and turned back to her. His hand froze on his boot.

She had turned her body to the side, her hair now falling away from her face. Falynn's expression was soft in sleep, her full lips slightly parted as she breathed quietly. Her arms moved away from the pillow and were now curled up next to her. Somehow her legs still remained sprawled. Kylo shook his head, as he finished pulling off his boots.

Falynn being in a deep sleep, Kylo felt it safe to remove his clothes. He took his time, his body heavy from fatigue as he peeled off his pants, and then his shirt. Going to the sleek wardrobe Kylo made sure he slowly opened the doors to the furniture so they would not creak. He found a pair of long cotton pants and pulled them out. Kylo began to pull his feet through the pant legs as he turned his body around. He froze his pants midway up when he found what was on the bed.

Falynn's eyes were open, and staring directly at him.

Kylo blinked at her a few times, then let out a sigh.

There was no point in hiding himself now with Falynn's already on him. Kylo straightened himself up, not even bothering to finish pulling up the pants and allowed them to drop to the floor before stepping out of them. Falynn was quiet as Kylo watched her eyes move to his face then down his neck leading to his his bare chest. She did not step the movement as her eyes finished all the way down to Kylo's feet. Suppressing an instinctive growl that he felt rolling up Kylo moved slowly towards the bed.


Falynn wasn't sure if she was breathing as Kylo walked in the direction of their bed as he slowly rolled his shoulders. The muscles on his chest rippled and twitched with each movement while Falynn swallowed. While taking a moment to study his muscles Falynn's attention snagged on the visible scar that ran down the right side of his chest. Matter of fact it wasn't just his chest or face that was scarred but also his neck. As if who had ever done that to him cut him all the way down. Falynn held back a wince at the thought, realizing that must have been painfully. Brutally so if it had scarred him so badly. She had a faint idea about who had given it to him due to knowledge of her time in the Resistance. She immediately pushed the thought down. Despite the marking, Kylo was tall, power, maybe even tragically handsome if she allowed herself to think that way.

Kylo was quiet as he laid himself down into the bed moving himself underneath the silken sheets. He hadn't bothered to finish putting on his pants leaving them on the floor by the wardrobe. Settled underneath the sheets that covered him from the waist down, Kylo turned to his side his back facing away from Falynn leaving his bare back exposed to her. His back was as equally fit to the rest of him. Proof that the force wasn't the only power within that body of his. His ink black hair was messy and tousled as it feathered out onto the silver pillow. Falynn remained silent as she watched his back shifting from his breathing, feeling detached from the fact that Kylo was now sleeping next to her.

Half dressed.

Like a husband would normally do.

Falynn felt a shiver run down her arms, and noticed the goosebumps that were rising up on her bareskin. She had no idea how long she had been sleeping for. She her fingers down her arm, and she realized that her skin was frigid.

Falynn pushed her side of the sheets down before shimming into their crisp warmth and wrapping the silken fabric around her shoulders. Kylo's back muscles tensed as he slightly lifted his body and turned his head to her.

Falynn's brows lifted as she held the blanket closer around her.

"If you were cold...why didn't you just sleep with the covers in the first place?" he asked arching a dark eyebrow. "I can still feel you shivering?"

Goosebumps trickled down her legs as Falynn curled her legs into herself. Sighing Kylo turned his body and faced his wife. Then without a word and underneath the sheets he wrapped a bare arm around and pulled her closer to him.

"It wouldn't be good," he simply said. "If the Empress grew sick from being too cold."

"I-I'm fine," she managed to stammer out surprised by his touch.

"As I said," Kylo murmured sleepily pulling her closer leaving little room in between them. "I could feel you shivering. Ships can sometimes be often cold due to the atmosphere."

Falynn's body buzzed and hummed as she felt the warmth of him through the thin fabric of her nightgown. Kylo's skin being bare against her own Falynn could feel every muscle that creased his body. She tried to control her breathing as his scent slowly filled her all the way to her fingertips. A dark scent mixed in with musk and night. The scent was hard to describe, he was becoming hard to describe. Along with what she herself was feeling. She still couldn't say that she was happy in this marriage. It was still a terrifying thing to be married to Kylo Ren. She didn't know when was the next time she would witness him torturing and killing another being. Another argument was always around the corner between the two of them. His arm around her though could give her the illusion of feeling safe.

As her face pressed against the edge of his shoulders she quietly said, "thank you."

"For what?" his low voice rumbled through her.

Falynn suppressed another shiver as she replied. "For what you did in the storage chamber. I...I don't know what I would do if Hux kept going. I might have killed himself."

Kylo's muscles twitched beneath her cheek, before he responded, "You wouldn't have killed him."

Falynn tilted her head back where their eyes could meet. Eyebrows furrowing she asked. "What makes you think that I wouldn't?"

"Do you really want me to answer that?" his expression was unreadable, Falynn lowered her head back down resting her forehead against his shoulder. Kylo pressed his fingers into her back, as he gently finished. "Be glad you didn't have to resort to that, Falynn. It wouldn't have been worth it. Don't worry about him anymore. He will be gone by the time you wake up. Get some sleep."

She didn't say anything else, as she allowed herself to settle into his warmth. He had saved her again, in more ways than one. Falynn agreed with him, killing Hux wouldn't have been worth it, and perhaps she wouldn't have been able to do it even if she wanted to. Before Kylo had intervened Falynn was on the brink of falling apart. Kylo had been the one to pull her away from that, he had been her anchor. She would allow it, even if it was just for a moment. She would allow herself to feel close to him, to be reassured by his words and his touch.

Closing her eyes Falynn fell back to sleep in the warmth of her husband.


This chapter was a pretty fun one to write. It was nice to finally allow Kylo and Falynn to have some husband and wife bonding time. :) Will post next chapter next Friday or Saturday! (sometimes it fluctuates on when I have the most time, especially now with the computer delays)